Creature Features

Camera-Trapping Andean Bears!  In the summer of 2023, a team of scientists and conservationists geared up for an expedition with the goal of studying the living residents of an ancient empire.…

For siamang apes, vocalization is just part of the morning routine.

Due to their elusive nature, most people will go their whole lives without ever seeing a red wolf in the wild and, as you visit the zoo you may feel…

National Wolf Awareness Week was created in 1966 to highlight the importance of wolves in the environment.

International Red Panda day was started by the Red Panda Network in 2009 to bring more awareness to this endangered species and help raise funds to promote positive change in…

Here at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo and at many AZA institutions we are celebrating International Primate Day!  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes well over 600 primate species…

This week (July 19-24) is Coral Reef Awareness Week! Our animal care team here at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo would like to share some knowledge about corals and what makes…

June 22 is World Camel Day! We are celebrating our two Bactrian (two-humped) camels, Patrick and George! Bactrian camels are native to the Gobi desert in northern China and Mongolia.